This panel session focused on small business procurement and contracting opportunities within the DOE Complex and on US Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) projects. Both US DOE and USACE encourage prime contractors to obtain goods and services from small and disadvantaged business. Award fee is based partially on the contractor's success in achieving specific goals for subcontracts with small and disadvantaged businesses. Goods and services being considered for subcontracting include the following: decontamination and decommissioning services, remediation services, transportation and disposal of radioactive waste, health physics equipment and services, emergency response planning and training, lab services, R&D products, waste treatment services, maintenance services, A/E services and professional consulting. This panel complemented Session 65, which focused on contracting directly with the US DOE.

Panelists included: Ralph Holland, Assistant Director, Office of Contracting, DOE EM Consolidated Business Center; Jim Hall, Director, Business Development, URS Corporation - Global Management & Operations Services; Bill Shingler, Vice President, Operations, Environmental & Nuclear, Fluor Government Group; Cassandra McGee Stuart, Socioeconomic Program Officer, Oak Ridge National Laboratory; and Ron Slottke, Vice President and CFO, CH2MHILL Nuclear Business Group (USA).